In 2000, some 193 member countries of United Nations (UN) resolved to pursue eight international development objectives under a broad international development program called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs outlined global development objectives ranging from eradicating extreme poverty to fighting the spread of disease — from achieving meaningful social progress to establishing a… Continue reading Technology's Role in Fighting Poverty
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Cyberspeak and Your English Teacher
“I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from a loss so overwhelming,” Abraham Lincoln had written to Mrs. Lidia Bixby of Boston, the mother of two sons who fell during the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. “But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation… Continue reading Cyberspeak and Your English Teacher
SEO: Practical, tested methods to succeed
Imagine the internet as a huge Web (no pun intended) made by thousands of spiders, with all the threads connected to each other. And in order to adapt and survive in this huge web, you got to make yourself heard and help others make themselves heard, so your “threads” connect with others “threads” (For the… Continue reading SEO: Practical, tested methods to succeed
Ways to Succeed in the Unmerciful Freelancing World
We’ve been talking about the IT part of the Web Development generally, but we never mentioned actual, practical application of these concepts. Today, i want to talk about the steps to take in order to find your place in the web development freelancing word, and have your freelancing career skyrocket from mogul to entrepeneur. You… Continue reading Ways to Succeed in the Unmerciful Freelancing World
Cars of the Future
Interesting things are happening with cars these days. New technologies are making their way into the cockpit of our vehicles, and I have to say, it’s nice. Cars have been dramatically improved upon over the last 10-15 years in areas such as reliability, styling, and interior. The major improvement though, has been this new technology… Continue reading Cars of the Future
Good Design Practices: MVC Frameworks with Ajax
updating,getting,setting,deleting), without ever needing to reload the page or send the user to another for fetching or setting new content. Sure, users should be led to the homepage after logging in, but it’s way better for an user to be able to click on a panel at the top, do his login, and continue his… Continue reading Good Design Practices: MVC Frameworks with Ajax
3D Printing – Recreating the Boundaries of Computer Aided Design
Do you remember in Star Trek Voyager when they gave the ship replicators? The premise was that if you are able to break down any element into atoms, then you could rearrange them again to make anything. It was based on their transporter technology, and both technologies are thought to be very close to impossible… Continue reading 3D Printing – Recreating the Boundaries of Computer Aided Design
Phone Card Scams and How to Avoid Them
We have our cell phones. Many of us have an internet connection. We have a seemingly overabundance of ways to communicate and keep in touch. Despite this, phone calling cards are a major industry. They play an important role helping people maintain communication with family and friends living elsewhere on the globe. Because of the… Continue reading Phone Card Scams and How to Avoid Them
Secure Data Centres for Africa
Business thrives on speed; in today’s climate, the ability to connect in an instant is what distinguishes the winners from the also-rans. In much of the developed world, this is a feature that is easily available and therefore often taken for granted. However, for developing and under-developed countries that are only now waking to the… Continue reading Secure Data Centres for Africa
Writing a RSS News Aggregator with PHP and Ajax
If you have followed our latest tutorial on installing a local or remote host LAMP server, and got yourself a PHP with Apache and MySQL installation, then you can go through this tutorial without having any problem. We wrote the code for you, so you can just copy paste it, but don`t forget to actually… Continue reading Writing a RSS News Aggregator with PHP and Ajax